It's like my daughter. She gets so caught up in playing with toys that she totally misses me saying, "Penny, time to clean up." When she ignores me, the admonishment process begins.
"Penny, if you don't clean up, you will got into isolation. Do you understand?"
"Yes Mommy!"But sometimes it needs to go further. She ignore it and the warning isn't enough.
That is how I see God dealing with me. He will speak to my heart. I miss it. He sends someone my way. Oops...I missed it. Now it's time for a spanking.
I read this today and it really opened my eyes.
Psalm 1 says this...
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. (WOW...my personal interjection!) For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
God loves me so much that He disciplines me, He guides me, He directs me, He watches over my way and tries to lead me on the correct way. And I want to hear Him. That is why I have accountability and godly women in my life. They are not perfect but they are outside of my situation. You can't be in the parade and watch it to. I listen to them and I am thankful for their patience and love. I am grateful for a whole book that guides my life right now, right where I am.
I am grateful for that judgement. I would rather not find myself blown away or on the path of destruction!
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